State lawmakers updated Michigan's Earned Sick Time Act through legislation that took effect in early 2025, changing sick-time requirements for many employers and employees. Understanding these rules can help workers know how much sick time they may use, when they can...
Many Michigan employees mistakenly believe a salary automatically prevents them from receiving overtime pay. However, an employee's right to overtime in Michigan depends on their specific job duties under federal and state wage laws, not solely on their pay plan. How...
Michigan Public School Employee Misclassification Across Michigan, thousands of individuals are hired by school districts as “contract workers,” “third-party employees,” or “non-district staff,” even though they perform the same work, under the same supervision, and...
Medical Documentation to Support Your Non-Economic Pain and Suffering Damages For any lawsuit that includes claims of emotional or physical damage, it is common, and often necessary to produce supporting medical documentation. Alleging injury due to an employer’s...
Your Legal Rights Were Violated—But You Still Have to Mitigate Your Damages If an employee is unfairly separated from work, the doctrine of damages mitigation still requires the employee to search for a new job to lessen the employee’s lost wages. To ensure that a...
Medical Documentation to Support Your Non-Economic Pain and Suffering Damages For any lawsuit that includes claims of emotional or physical damage, it is common, and often necessary to produce supporting medical documentation. Alleging injury due to an employer’s...
The FTC and NLRB are Trying to Eliminate Non-compete Agreements There appears to be a glimmer of hope for employees bound by strict contractual clauses, as the Federal Trade Commission has proposed a ban on non-compete agreements for employees. This shift in the FTC’s...
The Department of Labor Proposes a Much Needed Salary Increase for Employees Exempt from Overtime Pay On August 30, 2023, the United States Department of Labor announced a much-needed proposed change in regulations under section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards...
History of Pride Month In the 1960’s, the Stonewall Inn was a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community in a world where their very identity was criminalized; however, on June 28, 1969, police raided the inn, arresting and assaulting patrons in the process. This violence...
March is Women’s History Month, and soon it will be March 21, which is Equal Pay Day. What an excellent time to reflect on how far women’s rights have come in this country and be mindful of inequities that still exist. At Hurwitz Law we litigate claims of gender...